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It's refreshing to attend training and be able to contribute and feel like we are on the right track and even ahead in many cases!

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Our 1:1 initiative w Chromebooks has been amazing. The students have been excited and they are following the rules the majority of the time. The number of teachers who have just taken off with Google classroom and interactive teaching has been phenomenal.

Special Olympic Field Day on Oct. 6th was like Disney World for those that attended. Coach Slaydon and his group were awesome. Petting Zoo, Bouncy Houses, with lots of laughter and smiles. Our young folks are just wonderful too. I am blessed to be here.

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K-2 Small Group Reading Instruction has taken off and students are adjusting to the rotations and activities quickly even in kindergarten. Within the first few weeks of school, students were accustomed to the routines and small groups were being implemented effectively by teachers as well as TA support.

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There are so many celebrations I could share from BRES! We had a particularly successful colleague visit to Meadows of Dan a few weeks ago. Within a few days of that visit I observed the Blue Ridge teacher implementing similar reading strategies in her small group instruction.
I am still "learning the ropes," but I have a great faculty and staff beside me, willing to share ideas and problem solve each issue we encounter.  The positive attitudes make BRES a great place to be!
We also celebrated two new births in our staff families--on the same day, no less! On Friday, October Iris Adams was born to Phillip and Carol Adams, and Brewer Livingood was born to Brett and Brook Livengood.
Notice the smiles in these photos:
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It has been a great day at Patrick Springs from Back to School Night to today, the 50th day of school.  The teachers and staff have all embraced me as the new principal.  Teachers and TAs are working in small groups in both reading and math and using that data to ensure our tier 2 and tier 3 students are getting the double or triple intervention they need.

Overall, I am thankful because I am happy.  I am happy to be here and come to work every morning.  It is great to be a Panda.  Here is a cute video of our second graders that will make you smile.   https://goo.gl/6oQRAA

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We had a great turnout for The 6th Grade Chromebook Pilot Night. I appreciate the Tech Dept., Central Office, Teachers, and Parents for making this all possible for our 6th graders. We are moving in the right direction. Student engagement will certainly increase!

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We have had a number of things go right in the past year. But, the addition to our ID/Transitional Autism Classroom has been a major bright spot for our school. It is truly the happiest place at HRMS. It has been incredible to see each of the children grow. In addition, to see the growth of the staff involved has truly given me hope when some other situations that we have faced made finding hope difficult from time to time.

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This was sent to me about the Warrior staff:

Good Evening,

I wanted to let you know what a pleasure it has been working with you and your staff. I have worked with dozens of schools, and none have been as welcoming as Woolwine. The passion and commitment I see from everyone there is such a breath of fresh air. Thank you for allowing me to be there this week. Though the circumstances that brought me there are difficult, I have enjoyed working with you and your staff. I look forward to our continued collaboration as we collectively create the best plan for his success and growth.

One more item:
Another celebration is that when I had a student pass out and need to go to Martinsville Hospital, an administrator from Central Office met me there and stayed and aided the family--that's what all seven schools are ---OUR Families--I love our team!

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I have been the superintendent for nearly 4 years, and my goal was always to to steer us in a direction to be better. Over the last few months I have had many people come up to me and or send me notes asking me what are secret was to our success? It's a simple answer. We chose to reinvent ourselves as educators. We recognized some of the things we were doing wasn't working and we changed to benefit student learning. It's not been easy, but I said it wouldn't be.

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At the Celebration of Pride, we had a bus driver from another division visit our tent.  She thanked the team & proceeded to tell us how welcome she felt....how she appreciated how we treated everyone & made everyone feel special.  She was touched by our PC hospitality. Her words actually brought tears to our eyes -- noting that we had served our division by representing a love for our kids, our community, & our school division.
**Customer Service***

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Our students are learning and having fun at school. Our "Cardinal Pride" PBIS is off to a great start and students are really excited about being rewarded for their positive behavior.

Our after school programs are well attended (44 in our Wednesday Enrichment Program) and yes...that is more than half of our school :-) Students are also loving the digital learning lab and we have added that to our P 1/2 H schedule.

For the first time in 4 years, I feel we are utilizing our master schedule to have the most impact on student learning.   We have a remediation block for each grade level and a support staff member is in every room during that time.  Teachers did not complain about giving up one of their computer lab planning times to make the schedule work best for students!
https://goo.gl/qTpj9b

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17-18 Instructional Videos

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